MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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